VERSATILE Saints star David Barron is to have a scan on his knee amid fears he has suffered medial ligament damage.

Barron, 24, had to be left out of the squad that faced Hearts at Tynecastle last Saturday and his condition is still being assessed.

St Mirren manager Danny Lennon said: “With David, he was not right on Saturday but we wanted to give him every opportunity to make it.

“He’s taken a bang and it looks like the medial ligament, so we’ll just have to wait and see how he is.”

Barron’s injury left Saints short-staffed at the weekend as Lennon was only able to name four substitutes at Tynecastle.

The Buddies boss added: “David can do almost everything, such as turning and twisting, but he’s feeling uncomfortable with striking the ball.”

Barron suffered medial knee ligament damage at the start of last season which left him sidelined for months but Express Sports understands that it’s his other knee that is causing him discomfort this time around.

Meanwhile, midfielder Kenny McLean seems certain to miss this Saturday’s SPL clash at home to St Johnstone after suffering a recurrence of his collarbone injury.

It’s understood the problem is related to the broken collarbone that 20-year-old McLean picked up in January, which left him sidelined for almost six weeks.

The fracture has opened up slightly and he now faces being out for up to three weeks.